The Oral-Systemic Connection

You may have heard about all the oral health-systemic health connections in the media recently. What is that all about? Recent research has revealed that Gum Disease can elevate your risk for more serious health problems such as Heart Disease, Diabetes Mellitus, Alzheimer’s disease, Dementia, Obesity, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Kidney Disease, pregnancy complications and Osteoporosis. Patients with Gum Disease also have more difficulty controlling these health problems they are already present. This is mainly because the oral infection Periodontitis, also known as Gum Disease, causes your body’s immune system to respond in much the same way as it does that leads to the other health problems mentioned earlier. Also, people who have these diseases are at increased risk for developing, or worsening, gum disease, which in turn, makes controlling their present disease more difficult, and, again, increases their risk for other health problems.

At Saratoga Dental, we strive to continually update our treatment protocol to reflect the most current research and state-of-the-art technology.

Based on this new information revealing the intimate connection between oral health and systemic diseases, we are treating dental health problems more aggressively in order to help our patients achieve and maintain the best oral and overall health.

Below is a collection of research articles supporting the oral-systemic health connection. Follow the links or copy and paste into your web browser to view the articles.